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Coconut Spiced Red Lentils

A healthful and flavorful comfort food dinner that's ready in under an hour.

Ingredients

1
tablespoon olive oil

1
medium yellow onion, finely diced

1
inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced

1
teaspoon fine sea salt

2
teaspoons black/brown mustard seeds

2
teaspoons cumin seeds

1
teaspoon ground turmeric

1
teaspoon ground coriander

1
teaspoon sweet paprika

Pinch of ground cayenne

6
ounces tomato paste

5
cups vegetable stock or water

2
cups dry red lentils

1/2
cup canned coconut milk

Freshly ground black pepper

1/2
cup chopped cilantro

Juice of 1/2 lime

Instructions

Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large frying pan that has a lid (but don't but the lid on yet).* Add the onion and ginger, sprinkle with the salt, and cook until the onion is softening and beginning to turn translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the mustard and cumin seeds and cook, stirring occasionally, until toasted, 2 or 3 minutes. Add the turmeric, coriander, paprika and cayenne and cook, stirring, one minute. Then add the tomato paste and cook, stirring, one minute more.

Add the stock or water, lentils and coconut milk and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cover the pan.

Cook until liquid is absorbed and lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.

Off the heat, stir in some black pepper along with the cilantro and lime juice. Serve with rice.